BEVERLY. 
Lieut. Charles N. Farnham gave a 
most pleasing address at the First 
Baptist chapel on Thursday evening 
on ‘Railroad Building in China.” 
Lieut. Farnham has spent three years 
in this work in-“The Flowery King- 
dom”’ and so speaks from experience. 
There was an opening of Debt fund 
barrels, and the sum of $43 was re- 
ceived. 
For the first time in its history the 
membership of the First Baptist 
church has exceeded the 600 mark. 
Forty-three were received into the 
church during December. 
Mrs. Lizzie T. Perkins has returned 
to Beverly after a year’s residence in 
Lynn. 
Miss Eleanor H. Brown returned to 
Smith college, Wednesday, after 
spending the Christmas holidays with 
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George P. 
Brown of Washington street. 
A joint fair of Garden City Lodge, 
1.0.0.F.M.U. and of Mizpah Com- 
mandany, K.M. will be held in the 
City hall on Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 2 and 38. 
West D. Eldredge of this city has 
been appointed general agent for 
Eastern Massachusetts of the New 
England Mutual Life Association, the 
oldest life insurance company in the 
country, and as such will have charge 
of some fifty special agents, with head- 
quarters in Boston. 
The annual banquet of the Cabot 
club was held at the rooms in the At- 
lantic block on Tuesday evening, and 
was a most enjoyable occasion. The 
entertainment was furnished by Good- 
rich & Drew, musical artists, assisted 
by Curtis Morse of Boston, reader, 
who rendered a program which elicited 
much favorable comment. Mayor 
Wallis was one of the guests of the 
evening. 
The first annual festival of St. 
Peter’s choir was held in the church 
‘on Thursday evening. The several 
musical selections rendered were much 
enjoyed, and the choir showed careful 
training on the part of Choirmaster 
Demack. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Carriages and Carriage Repairing, 
H. <<. 
At the Old Stand, 
Established 1877. ——— 
PAINTING ano VARNISHING. 
SAWYER, 
126 Rantoul Street, corner of Bow, BEVERLY 
We put on the best RUBBER TIRES on the market. 
Don’t forget the Name and Number. 
Miss Marjorie Gordon has resigned 
her position as teacher in the Cove 
school. Miss Winifred Winslow has 
been elected to fill the vacancy. 
County Commissioner and Mrs. E. 
C. Sawyer have been entertaining their 
daughter, Mrs. James A. Wallis of 
Fall River. 
The bowling alley business seems to 
be hustling. Two new alleys, one in 
the Burnham building and the other 
in the Southwick block, are to be built. 
Misses May and Esther Woodbury 
. spent the past week in Dorchester. 
Rev. Ezra A. Hoyt occupied the 
pulpit at the First Universalist church 
for the first time on Sunday, preaching 
a forceful sermon from Isa. Liv. 2-3. 
Rev. Mr. Hoyt is about middle age, a 
pleasing man personally and his work 
in Beverly will meet with success. 
The Unity Guild gave a musical en- 
tertainment at the Unitarian chapel 
last evening. There were vocal and 
instrumental numbers and a pleasant 
time was enjoyed. 
Isaac T. Webber is entertaining his 
brother Allen W. Webber of Syra- 
cuse, N.Y. 
Attractive Lecture Course. 
Principal Hurd of the Beverly High 
school has arranged an attractive 
course of lectures before the students 
on current themes. Among the speak- 
ers are Dr. William Rainey Harper, 
president of Chicago university ; Dr. 
Iynaga, a prominent Japanese, who is 
making a tour of this country; Dr. A. 
A. Berle of Salem, who will speak on 
«The Universities of Germany and 
England,” and Lieut. Farnham, who 
will speak on “ China.” 
Principal Hurd is ever on the alert 
to keep his school in touch with mod- 
ern methods and interesting things, 
and this latest move will win for him 
much favor. 
Big House Party at Farms. 
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Connolly 
entertained a gay house party of young 
people at their beautiful home on Oak 
street, Beverly Farms, over New 
Years, most of the guests arriving 
Friday and not departing till Monday. 
Skating, sleighing, ice-boating and 
coasting added much pleasure to the 
occasion. 
Among the guests were: Miss Alice 
Saiter, Vincennes, Ind.; Miss» Rose- 
mary Walsh, Dr. W. J. Ryan, F. J. 
Rowen, Boston; Miss Mary Casey, 
Charles Casey, Providence, Ro btee ah 
Kavanaugh, Dr.J.W.Cahill, Worcester, 
Mass.; Dr. Montijo G. Quinn, Mil- 
waukee, Wis.; A. L. Loftus, L. M. 
Devlin, San Francisco, Cal.; Charles 
McCarthy, Francis Edelin, Washing- 
fons Let 
Saturday evening, Mr. and Mrs. 
Connolly gave a_ very PrSeey New 
Year’s party.for their daughters, 
Misses Anna and May. About forty 
were present. A very enjoyable even- 
ing was passed; whist, games and 
music were indulged in, refreshments 
were served, and there wasa small 
Christmas tree containing many unique 
and comic gifts for the guests. At 12 
o’clock, all joined in singing the old 
year out. 
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA 
Undeveloped parcels of land from one to thirty acres. 
Good view of ocean. Great Spegeenit to buy es 
building purposes or investment. RIN A 
, Summer strect, Manchester, i 
HOUSE LOTS 
FOR SALE 
On Lincoln and Vine Sts., Manchester. 
Apply N. P. MELDRAM. 
B EVERLY NATIONAL BANK. 
Transacts a General Banking Business. 
business relations. 
ALBERT PERRY, President. 
CAPITAL $200,000. 
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO RENT. 
OPE Lom BLOW Ees = 
Accounts solicited and every facility afforded for prompt and satisfactory 
Certificates of Deposit issued bearing interest for actual time outstanding. 
i et: [oa Py Nia Ve ms a te te Be AV, a 
ANDREW W. ROGERS, Vice-President. 
ALLEN H. BENNETT, Cashier. 
